Utricularia georgei

A small bladderwort of the Kimberley region of Western Australia, growing in seepages and thin wet sand over sheeting sandstone. Like its rock-pavement relatives it depends on the monsoon wet season and is best grown as a warm, waterlogged, full-sun plant.

At home, aim for

Day Warm-growingTargets in Plantistry

Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry

Humidity Humid airBand in Plantistry

Light Full sunDLI and PPFD in Plantistry

Expects a seasonal restGrows in the ground

Where it grows wild

Labels describe skeletal sand over sheeting sandstone pavement, seepages behind sandstone rocks, black mud over sandstone and wet sandy loam on riverbanks, with Drosera subtilis, Stylidium and other Utricularia.

Records are from Kimberley plateaus and riverbanks at roughly 0-360 m.

Western Australia

🔒 Growing it like that

The wild conditions above, turned into targets for a shelf, a tent or a greenhouse. The full profile has:

✓ Day and night temperature targets, and the limits it tolerates

✓ Humidity band, and how to hold it

✓ Light as DLI and PPFD for a grow light

✓ Wet and dry seasons, and whether to rest it

✓ Substrate and airflow

✓ A step-by-step setup to grow it like the wild

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Profiles are drafts built from measured range and climate and from published sources; each section carries its own confidence in the app.